San Antonio Spurs at Minnesota Timberwolves

NBA Commissioner David Stern, left, checks his cellphone as San Antonio Spurs owner Peter Holt, center, poses for a photograph with NBA Deputy Commissioner Adam Silver after a basketball news conference following Board of Governors meetings in New York, Thursday, Oct. 25, 2012. Stern announced he will retire on Feb. 1, 2014, 30 years after he took charge of the league. He will be replaced by Silver. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)